Article 47 Survival equipment - non-commercial air transport flights

This article applies to any aircraft registered in the Territory that is flying for a purpose other than commercial air transport.

The pilot-in-command of an aircraft to which this article applies shall reasonably satisfy himself before take-off that the aircraft carries such additional equipment as he shall reasonably consider necessary for the purpose of facilitating the survival of the persons carried in the aircraft.

In satisfying himself as required by paragraph (2) the pilot-in-command shall have regard to the circumstances of the intended flight, including in particular the likelihood of ditching and the availability of search and rescue facilities.